Car News
Updated Nissan GT-R for Europe
As production of the European specification Nissan GT-R begins in its Tochigi plant in Japan this month, a raft of small but significant changes have been made to the car as part of its kaizen – continuous improvement – philosophy.
Historic award win for Tesco.com as fleet safety focus saves millions
The head of one of Britain’s best-known fleets has been honoured with a national award for his best practice work including a road safety programme which has saved millions of pounds in crash costs.
More motorists likely to breakdown this winter
More motorists are failing to service and maintain their vehicles than in previous years – the result is likely to see increased breakdowns on our roads this winter.
Mitsubishi and Wilks win British Rally Championship
This year’s Wales Rally GB provided the perfect outcome for the Mitsubishi Motors UK Works Rally Team, when Guy Wilks became British Rally Champion for the second season in a row and Mitsubishi retained its British Team’s Championship crown.
Ford hits vital CO2 targets
Ford's latest C-MAX MPV delivers the lowest CO2 emissions in its segment. Engineering developments to Ford C-MAX 1.6 TDCi models have resulted in emissions of just 119g/km of CO2.
Four all-new Racing Lancers enter Dakar 2009
Mitsubishi Motors Corporation and its motor sport unit, the Repsol Mitsubishi Ralliart team, in association with its partners Repsol, Valeo and BFGoodrich, has entered four new turbo-diesel 'Racing Lancers' for the 2009 Dakar Rally.
Christmas comes early as Sandicliffe Suzuki posts rise in sales
Sandicliffe Suzuki, in Hucknall, Nottinghamshire, has reported a 10 per cent increase in sales year-to-date compared to the same period to the end of November last year, as a greater number of motorists seek to make their money go further and move away from models with high fuel consumption.
An ideal Christmas present for petrolheads
With just a couple of weeks of Christmas shopping left, Bespoke Driver Training has a couple of unique present ideas for driving enthusiasts.
Suzuki finishes the 2008 season on a high
The Suzuki World Rally Team has finished its debut World Rally Championship season with the SX4 WRC on a high note, equalling the team's best-ever result. Up-and-coming Swede P-G Andersson was fifth at the end of the Wales Rally GB, matching the result he obtained on Rally Japan last month.
Driver safety specialist makes Fast Track 100
Berkshire-based driver safety and education specialist DriveTech has made it into the annual Sunday Times Fast Track 100 league table.
Christmas trees chopped down to size
This year credit-crunched Brits plan to spend 27 per cent less on Christmas decorations than last year. The festive tree will be the first thing to suffer, as a third of people (32 per cent) say they plan to reduce the size of their Christmas fir.
Roush Europe operation renamed Revolve Technologies
The investor group which bought out UK Essex-based engineering services group, Roush Technologies Limited, from its US parent, Roush Industries, late last year, has announced a change of name and branding.
500byDIESEL now available exclusively on-line
A special edition version of Fiat’s popular 500 city car has just gone on sale exclusively through the Internet.
Peugeot can help reduce the cost of this year’s trip to the slopes
With the demands on the family car becoming more and more varied choosing the right vehicle should also take into consideration the annual “holiday” trip.
Audi concentrates on European motorsport
Audi concentrates its motorsport programmes for the 2009 season on the new R15 TDI sport prototype for the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the re-worked racing touring car A4 DTM and the newly developed R8 LMS for customer use in the GT3 class.